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Sheridan’s Valley Campaign
August–October 1864 Sheridan's Valley Campaign was the last of three campaigns that comprise the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1864. On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States. Upon his arrival in Washington, DC, Grant drafted a plan to have the various Union armies…
Sherman’s Body-Guard
1862–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
Shields’ Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1862–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
Siege of Yorktown
April 5 – May 4, 1862 Lasting from April 5 to May 4, 1862, the Siege of Yorktown stalled Union Major General George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign for four weeks, enabling the Confederacy to shore up its defenses of Richmond, Virginia. Within twenty-four hours of the Union's defeat at the Battle of Bull Run I…
Soldier Monument, City Park, Bellaire, Ohio
Late 1800s, early 1900s Ohio’s American Civil War soldiers and civilians sought to commemorate the troopers’ devotion to and service with the United States by constructing monuments and other memorials. During the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in…
Spear’s Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery
1861–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
Special Orders (Department of Virginia and North Carolina) (Unnumbered 6/14/1864)
June 14, 1864 On June 14, 1864, Major General Benjamin F. Butler relieved Major General Quincy A. Gillmore of command of the Tenth Army Corps operating within the Department of Virginia and North Carolina. SPECIAL ORDERS Hdqrs. Dept. of Va. and N. Carolina In the Field, near Point of Rocks, Va., June 14, 1864 I.…
Special Orders (Department of Virginia and North Carolina) (Unnumbered 6/17/1864)
June 17, 1864 On June 17, 1864, Major General Benjamin F. Butler issued special orders announcing that he was with drawing his previous orders relieving Major General Quincy A. Gillmore of his command. SPECIAL ORDERS Hdqrs. Dept. of Va. and N. Carolina, In the Field, Va., June 17, 1864 So much of special orders from…
Special Orders, No. 149 (Virginia Forces)
May 31, 1861 On May 31, 1861, Major General Robert E. Lee issued Sprcial Orders, No. 149, announcing that Brigadier General P.T.G. Beauregard was assigned to the command of the troops in the Alexandria line near Manassas Junction, Virginia. Special Orders, No. 149 HEADQUARTERS VIRGINIA FORCES Richmond, Va., May 31, 1861 General G.T. Beauregard, of…
Special Orders, No. 20 (Army of the Potomac)
January 20, 1863 On January 20, 1863, Major General Ambrose E. Burnside issued Special Orders, No. 20, (AOP) confirming the appointment of Major General Franz Sigel as commander of the Grand Reserve Division of the Army of the Potomac. Special Orders, No. 20 Headquarters Army of the Potomac. Camp near Falmouth, Va., January 20, 1863…